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Quality and acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures used in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) : a systematic review

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Haywood, Kirstie L., Staniszewska, Sophie and Chapman, Sarah (2012) Quality and acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures used in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) : a systematic review. Quality of Life Research, Vol.21 (No.1). pp. 35-52. doi:10.1007/s11136-011-9921-8 ISSN 0962-9343.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-9921-8

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Abstract

Purpose
To review the quality and acceptability of condition-specific, domain-specific and generic multi-item patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in the assessment of adults with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME).
Methods
Systematic literature searches were made to identify PROMs. Quality and acceptability was assessed against an appraisal framework, which captured evidence of both the thoroughness and results of evaluations: evidence of measurement (reliability, validity, responsiveness, interpretability, data quality/precision) and practical properties (feasibility, patient acceptability), and the extent of active patient involvement was sought.
Results
A total of 11 CFS/ME-specific, 55 domain-specific and 11 generic measures were reviewed. With the exception of the generic SF-36, all measures had mostly limited evidence of measurement and/or practical properties. Patient involvement was poorly reported and often cursory.
Conclusions
The quality and acceptability of reviewed PROMs is limited, and recommendations for patient-reported assessment are difficult. Significant methodological and quality issues in PROM development/evaluation were identified by the appraisal framework, which must be addressed in future research. Clear discrepancies exist between what is measured in research and how patients define their experience of CFS/ME. Future PROM development/evaluation must seek to involve patients more collaboratively to measure outcomes of importance using relevant and credible methods of assessment.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Health and Social Studies
Journal or Publication Title: Quality of Life Research
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 0962-9343
Official Date: February 2012
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February 2012Published
Volume: Vol.21
Number: No.1
Page Range: pp. 35-52
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9921-8
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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